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In net, the U.S. loses starter Thatcher Demko, but returns 2015 back-ups Alex Nedeljkovic (Carolina) and Brandon Halverson (NY Rangers). Nedeljkovic will not participate in the summer camp due to injury, but he’s a known quantity and I would expect him to make the final squad based on his history.

Don't tell goaltender Brandon Halverson he has a good shot at being named starter for the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Finland, to be played from Dec. 26, 2015 through Jan. 5, 2016.

Halverson, picked in the second round (No. 59) by the New York Rangers in the 2014 NHL Draft, is the only goalie at this week's USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp with experience at the prestigious tournament. He was the backup to Vancouver Canucks prospect Thatcher Demko at the 2015 WJC, and earned a 6-0 victory against Germany with 14 saves in his only start.

The Rangers signed Halverson (6-foot-4, 179 pounds) to an entry-level contract on July 1, four days after trading backup goalie Cam Talbot to the Edmonton Oilers for three draft picks. Halverson went 40-5-2 with a 2.63 goals-against average, a .913 save percentage and six shutouts in 50 games for the Greyhounds last season. He was asked if the trade of Talbot by the Rangers was a signal of even greater belief in his ability.

I thought he looked good, but wasn't significantly tested. Takes up lots of space, good glove hand. He should start one more game before the elimination rounds start, possibly tomorrow's game according to the analysts.

Halverson is 16-13-3 with a 2.97 G.A.A and a .908 save percentage. Down from the 40-5-2, 2.63 G.A.A. and .913 save percentage he had last year, but the Greyhounds as a team are weaker. Key offseason losses include key players such as Sergey Tolchinsky, Jared McCann and Darnell Nurse.

Not an excuse, but just speaks to how they were able to play so well last year and allow him to win 40 games.

Hidden Content“Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.”- Malcolm Gladwell

Goaltender Brandon Halverson was admittedly not focusing on the right things during the first half of this past season with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League.

After he posted 40 wins a season prior on a veteran-heavy team that included several several key departures for the pro ranks, Halverson and the Greyhounds found themselves with a much younger team and in a transition.

"Meet me later in the gymnasium, next to the dumbbells... you'll know me, I got a hat on."
Curly